*THE NEXT DAY*
I wake up to the smell of breakfast & oh my god my stomach started rumbling. I get out of bed and walk to the kitchen.
East looks up and takes a double look almost stopping in his tracks.
East: Well that's what I like to see in the morning.
I look down at my naked body not even noticing.
I go back in his room and throw on his robe.
Jace: Good morning babe.
I stand on my tippy toes and kiss him.
East: Good morning love.
I sit on the bar stool and he begins to make me a mimosa.
Jace: I'm scared. What's goin on?
East laughs.
East: Got a surprise for you today lil girl.
I shriek.
Jace: You're gonna put donuts on your dick & let me eat it off!?
East: GWORL
I laugh at him trying to sound like us.
I raise my eyebrows suggestively.
Jace: What's the surprise babe?
East: I'll let you know after them donuts.
I laugh.
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Jace: Now where are we goin? I don't like this.
East: Just think of this as a test in our relationship. A trust exercise.
Jace: If I fall or run into a wall we are done.
East guided me blind folded in to a building.
Jace: Are we on a elevator? Are we goin down? Are you setting me up?
East laughs.
East: Now how come at the bank you were cool as a cucumber now you freaking out over a little blind fold.
I stay silent cause he was right.
I hear something beep and click over like a lock. We walk inside.
Jace: ooo it smell good in here!
East laughs taking off my blind fold.
I gasp loudly. I notice most of my furniture and it clicked in my head.
Jace: EAST! HOW DID YOU! OH MY GOD!
I look around happier than Jay Z.
Jace: The barstools! The counter tops! I have an island! EAST! These flowers are beautiful! Oh My God!
East stood like a proud mama on Christmas Day.
East: I didn't do anything to the bedroom, I mean your stuff is in there but I thought you prolly wanted to do that yourself since I kinda took over in here..just wanted you to like it.
Jace: I love it!
I walk into my bedroom & it was just how I had it at my apartment but way more spacious!
I turned to East and started crying in his chest. He picked me up like a big ass baby & I wrapped my arms around his neck balling my eyes out. All I could say was thank you.
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I plob down on the couch still not believing this was mine. East stood by the island looking at the little details.
Jace: How did you pull this off?? How didn't I know ?
East: Well you said inconspicuous. At 3am. In and out in 2 hours. I need to get a job in witness protection the way I pulled this shit off.
I laugh.
East: We're the only 2 people that know where we live.
I inhale deeply.
Jace: I like that.
And I really did like the idea of only East knowing. Back at my old place everybody knew where I lived but that was the hood you knew everything about everyone.
East comes over sitting on the floor in front of me while I laid on the couch.
East: I know you wanna have the crew over. I know you Kendra and Maria wanna have y'all little girl nights but just be cautious. Who sees you, who might follow you you have to think about all this. You're apart of me so ppl will think it's easier to go through you to get to me. I'm not tryna have you trapped like Rapunzel I just need you to be aware of you who are now. Okay lil girl?
Jace: And who am I now?
I say sarcastically.
East: My woman.
East looks at me seriously and I wipe the sarcastic look off my face.
East: I'm not tryna scare you lil girl but we have to prepare even for the impossible. We'll get you a gun later on this week take you to the gun range so you can get comfortable..and a burner phone.
I catch myself holding my breath. It was all hitting me now. Kendra had been with Deleon for years and they had a system for the safety of their family. August went to jail before we could even get close to talking about the stuff East was saying. I dated lame ass Jason for years so there was no need for that conversation. I didn't know the first thing about being a drug dealers wife or girlfriend.
East: Eventually I'll tell you about some accounts, safe houses, stuff like that.
Jace: You trust me to know all that ?
East: You said you want a thug don't be scared now.
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* EAST P.O.V.*
Me, Mikael & Deleon were in Deleon backyard talkin about the changes we wanted to do with the club.
Mikael: A strip club bro ?
Deleon: Not a strip club we just gon have a couple poles in the middle of the club..they ain't even gotta be fully nude just topless.
East: I like the idea, a couple Halloween events would be cool too. Ladies get in free with a costume.
Mikael: Halloween themed drinks women love stupid shit like that.
Deleon: Ayeee you niggas might not be as stupid as y'all look.
We laugh at his dumbass.
*BUZZ BUZZ*
My burner cell goes off & I pick up and put it on speaker.
Rio: Didn't wanna call you Ease but it's been a couple niggas today tryna buy up our whole on hand we think it's Aug & Chris people.
East: Whole supply...from the whole line?
Rio: Yep they hit all the foot soldiers.
East: Give it to em.
Mikael & Deleon whisper "What the fuck are you doin" to me.
East: Give em all the bonbons.
Rio: YER!
I hang up.
We all laugh.
Kendra: Bonbons? You gon give 'em candy?
Deleon: Ken what the fuck I tell you about ear husslin?
Me and Mikael bust up laughing.
East: Bonbons. Our real supply is real drugs. Our bonbon supply is for cops. Fake drugs.
Mikael: it's literally candy. Nothing but corn syrup & sugar
We all laugh.
Kendra: So August and Chris are going to buy up your whole supply thinking it's real, people are going to buy it not get high and never buy from them again then business is back booming for y'all?
East: Like taking candy from a baby.
We all laugh.
Deleon: These niggas bout to be mmmaaaddddd.
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*11:00 pm*
It was Jace idea to watch this movie and she was knocked out curled up in my right arm.
*BUZZ BUZZ*
I pick up.
Before I could speak a voice started speaking first.
August: Don't hang up....drove past ya place saw you wasn't there..miss you mama.
I look at the phone realizing I picked up Jace phone by mistake.
East: Awww I miss you too.
I hear a click. I laugh to myself.